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Jacqui Lait
Former Conservative MP for Beckenham
- Also represented Hastings and Rye
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 8,401 votes. — 339th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jacqui Lait voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Clause 8 (3 Mar 2010)
“May I add my thanks to you, in particular, Mrs. Humble? It has been a cheerful Committee, despite the degree of disagreement that has been evident. I was very interested in some of the Back-Bench comments. The Committee stage has shown which areas we need to work on on Report and which require more clarification, so your excellent chairing has allowed us to do that. I also want to thank the...”
- Public Bill Committee: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Clause 8 (3 Mar 2010)
“In the interests of co-operation, another thought that has crossed my mind is to give the executive member a status similar to that of an adviser to a Select Committee.”
- Public Bill Committee: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Clause 6 (3 Mar 2010)
“Over which I hope this lot all fall, but never mind.”
More of Jacqui Lait's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 50 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 346 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £13,751 (452nd) | £15,478 (486th) | £15,301 (502nd) | £21,222 | £17,958 (399th) | £19,266 (304th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,734 (joint 250th with 3 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,111 (499th) | £18,226 (336th) | £17,433 (500th) | £22,291 | £14,510 (506th) | £18,290 (432nd) | £18,168 (joint 304th with 2 others) | £16,179 (299th) |
| Staffing costs | £79,491 (574th) | £82,505 (482nd) | £84,073 (332nd) | £81,727 | £80,890 (39th) | £73,984 (63rd) | £71,763 (53rd) | £43,835 (414th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,278 (546th) | £6,858 (378th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,227 (328th)1 | £7,024 (348th)2 | £6,970 (344th)3 | £6,847 | £12,485 (251st) | £15,519 (128th) | £19,685 (56th) | £14,300 (85th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £40 (joint 442nd with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,271 (joint 479th with 1 other) | £764 (334th) | £870 (328th) | £1,068 | £625 (442nd) | £708 (403rd) | £1,354 (joint 199th with 2 others) | £2,476 (joint 37th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,853 (145th) | £3,737 (217th) | £3,501 | £2,447 (339th) | £3,548 (201st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,208 (joint 314th with 1 other) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £1,058 | £1,482 (586th) | £1,482 (572nd) | £1,482 (548th) | £1,482 (475th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £118,130 (604th) | £135,916 (464th) | £129,442 (joint 460th with 1 other) | £137,714 | £130,397 (183rd) | £132,797 (86th) | £132,174 (22nd) | £94,046 (189th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,849 (18th). Rail £133 (554th). Other: Mileage £245 (29th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,836 (29th). Rail £101 (555th). Other: Mileage £87 (53rd).